A Pool is a Kid’s Best Friend
Sometimes you can never win as a dad. You do something fun like take the kids to Disneyland. Then you discover one of their favorite parts of the trip was swimming in the hotel pool. And that’s when you realize you’re spending a zillion dollars so the kids can go swimming. Then you get a glimpse of the future. A future where you foot the tuition to medical school and the kids end up frying burgers for a living. For goodness sake, the pool didn’t even have a slide, cool water sprays, or scantily clad women. It was just a plain, medium size, swimming pool.
But you know what? I can’t really blame the kids. Because of incredible good luck, we arrive at Disneyland just in time for a heat wave (Portland was in the 60’s when we left — a 40 degrees swing). The kids loved the Disney rides, but the rides only last a few minutes and you have to wait 30 minutes to an hour for most of the good rides. For ten rides, that comes out to 36,000 seconds in the blistering sun while your kids’ brain turns to goo. It was so hot, steam was coming out of their ears. OK, I made that part up, but it was super nova hot. Even a dorky dad like me can see why the kids wanted to go swimming.
Apparently, the heat wave followed us home (yeah, more incredible good luck). It was 101 degrees on Saturday. Perfect time to setup our pool and cool off. My guess is that our kids will have as much fun with our pool as they did at Disneyland. Even better, our pool will provide fun for several more summers and the pool only cost $25 (purchased on clearance last Fall — thank you Target). So there you have it, Daddy’s Law #689 — a pool is a kid’s best friend.
Anyone want to join me?
Princess-powered boat.
Anyone see my red underwear?
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We don’t own a pool, but so many of our friends do (they come standard with most of the houses built around here - we just opted out) that our kids never have a difficult time finding a pool in which to swim. Which means I have difficulty getting them out when it’s time to come home.
Sometimes, it’s a lot of fun trying to get our kids out of the pool too. Too bad I just can’t drain the pool every day.
So true! I’m glad you have this kind of joy in your life, DF. That pool rocks! $25 !? Nice.
We waited until the Fall to get the pool on clearance and then stored it in the garage for 9+ months. We’re crazy that way.
Ahhh! A pool. Your kids look like happy little swimmers. There’s nothing like a pool to cool you off. We have one in our neighborhood, and I love it.
We don’t trust our kids at other people’s pool. The kids can’t swim and some parents are not real good about keeping an eye on kids when they are in the pool.
Wow, it got to 101? It was 96 here, but we went to Ocean Shores so it wasn’t so bad for us on Saturday :P
25 bucks at Target eh? hmmm. I’ll have to keep an eye out LOL Not that we have a place to put it, but we will someday. LOL
That’s why we didn’t get one of those big water slide that costs a few hundred bucks. Too expensive and takes up way too much room.
And the best part is that when the kids go back to school they’ll tell their teachers and friends “We got a pool this summer!!!”
Good thing you took pictures at Disneyland to prove to them you went.
Hopefully they won’t be bragging about peeing in the pool.
A deal that makes everyone happy…suh-weet!
Keep smilin!
If only we could leave it up year round.
Sometimes it is the simple things that mean the most. They’ll remember Disneyland too!
I think the kids will remember Disneyland, but not how hot it was. Funny how memory works.
Awww … they look so good together.
Thanks for checking up on me. I’m just feeling a bit lost but getting to where I should be. So long as I’m still writing, I’m good.
Glad to hear you’re ok.
It’s like the kid playing with the box instead of the toy….
we, thankfully, have a neighborhood pool…and we go there A LOT and this year is the first I don’t actually have to get in with them and I can sip water and read a book…fabulous for all of us! Enjoy the heat wave…
That’s the problem for us. Even though our pool is only 30″ deep, we can’t leave the kids alone in the pool. Too bad I don’t have a laptop.
I love the water taxi. I need to get Ben one of those!!!
I would like a big one for myself. Then my wife can push me around the pool while I relax.
$25 !!! That is an awesome price. They are about X4 that here if not more. Hey mate thanks for the lovely comment(s) over this past week, Stew and I really appreciate it. HUGS to you.
The pool was on clearance last Fall. They cost a lot more now that we are in summer. Glad you are out and about.
Good thing you got the pool at clearance sale! At least you don’t have to do all the driving to another pool at your area!! :) Save on petrol.
We went to to the beach in Nice, France. Too bad Owen was WAY to afraid of the waves… :( will try again next summer.
Our kids love the ocean, but the water is freezing over here. Too bad we can’t have a warm ocean along the coast.
You know….the worst thing about these pools is that they leave a great big wet stinky yellow patch underneath…or does that just happen to me ?
Beautiful photos ! xoxox
It’s just you. Or maybe it has something to do with the plywood court we place the pool on. I know, you’re not suppose to put a big pool on a wooden structure. But we like to live life on the edge. Plus the plywood is only 6″ off of the ground.
That looks like soo much fun especially with the $25 swimming pool!! Think there’s gona b another SALE coming??? heheheheh…
Not until after the summer is over. Why can’t they have it on sale when you really need it?
Wow! That pool is awesome for $25!
The pictures are great. What fun!